Extensive land use and geographic data at the tax lot level in comma–separated values (CSV) file format. The PLUTO files contain more than seventy fields derived from data maintained by city agencies.

Release............. 15v1
Date of Data..... March 2015- June 2015

MapPLUTOTM

MapPLUTO merges PLUTO tax lot data with tax lot features from the Department of Finance’s Digital Tax Map (DTM), clipped to the shoreline. It contains extensive land use and geographic data at the tax lot level in ESRI ArcGIS shape format and dbase table format.

Release............. 15v1
Date of Data..... March 2015- June 2015

Note to Users:
The shape files are created in ArcGIS10.1 and the metadata within the shape files are ESRI-ISO format. The detailed metadata within the shape files can be displayed properly in ArcGIS10.1 or Higher.

Disclaimer:PLUTO and MapPLUTO are being provided by the Department of City Planning (DCP) on DCP’s website for informational purposes only. DCP does not warranty the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any particular purpose or use of PLUTO and MapPLUTO, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to PLUTO and MapPLUTO as furnished on the website.

DCP and the City are not liable for any deficiencies in the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any particular purpose or use of PLUTO and MapPLUTO, or applications utilizing PLUTO and MapPLUTO, provided by any third party.

The Zoning Tax Lot Database is a comma–separated values (CSV) file format that contains up-to-date zoning by parcel. The Database includes the zoning designations and zoning map associated with a specific tax block and lot. The Database is updated on a monthly basis to reflect rezoning and corrections to the file.

The NYC Zoning Tax Lot Database will be updated on the last Monday of every month. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

Release.............. July 2015
Date of Data....... July 2015 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data: 3/31/15)

NYC GIS Zoning Features

The GIS Zoning Features data set is provided as a free download in ESRI Shapefile and file geodatabase formats. These are industry-standard GIS data formats, compatible with most GIS and CAD software, and also viewable using free GIS viewers like ESRI’s ArcGIS Explorer or Google Earth. This data set is continuous (seamless) city-wide and consists of 6 classes of zoning features: zoning districts, special purpose districts, special purpose district subdistricts, limited height districts, commercial overlay zones, and zoning map amendments.

While representative of the information contained in DCP’s printed zoning maps, this GIS data set is not intended to replace those maps, but to provide an additional source of zoning information for the general public’s use in digital mapping and analysis applications. The downloadable zoning data will be updated on the last Monday of every month. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.

Release.............. July 2015
Date of Data....... July 2015 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data: 3/31/15)

Note To Users:1. Zoning data changes frequently! The downloadable zoning data will be updated on the last Monday of every month. Updates will include recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council.
2. These features are not intended for determining zoning at the individual tax lot level.
3. The ESRI version is released as a File Geodatabase that can only be used with ArcGIS version 10.1 or higher.

FRESH Food Stores Zoning Boundaries

FRESH boundaries where zoning and discretionary tax incentives are available for the development, expansion and renovation of full line grocery stores and supermarkets. This is a geographic file created by the New York City Department of City Planning, showing eligible areas for the zoning incentives adopted May 11, 2009 and eligible areas for tax incentives through the NYC Industrial Development Agency.

For more information on the FRESH program and other incentives targeting grocery stores, please see www.nyc.gov/FRESH.

Release............. 2015.1
Date of Data..... April 2015

Inclusionary Housing

The Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas Program was created in 2005 to encourage the creation and preservation of affordable housing in medium and high-density neighborhoods being rezoned to create new housing opportunities. The program modifies the base floor area ratio (FAR) available for developments and offers a floor area bonus for developments that provide affordable housing either on-site or within the surrounding community.

Note to Users:These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining Inclusionary Housing Bonus eligibility at the tax lot level. Please refer to Appendix F of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release............. 2015.2
Date of Data..... July 2015

Lower Density Growth Management Area

A Lower Density Growth Management Area is an area designated in the Zoning Resolution where new developments must provide more off-street parking, larger yards and more open space than would otherwise be required in the applicable zoning districts In Staten Island and Bronx Community District 10.

This downloadable data is the approximate area in these sections of the City where new development are required to comply to the rules and regulations of Lower Density Growth Management Area.

Note to Users:These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining whether new development must comply to rules and regulations at the tax lot level. Please refer to the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release............. 2011.1
Date of Data..... September 2011

Sidewalk Cafes

This feature class is a spatial representation of the Sidewalk Cafe regulations in the New York City Zoning Resolution, Chapter 1, Article 4.
The CafeType field indicates the types of Sidewalk Cafes that are permitted:

All Cafes (includes Enclosed, Unenclosed, and Small)

Unenclosed Only (includes Small)

Small Only

Not Permitted (for locations where the zoning would normally permit, but some other regulation prohibits.)

Lines are coincident with the Department Of Finance Tax Block edges. This dataset is maintained to reflect changes to mapped zoning districts or zoning text amendments as they are adopted by the City Council.

Release.............. July 2015
Date of Data....... July 2015 (date of most recent City Council adoptions included in data: 3/31/15)

Note To Users:1.The zoning districts affecting the allowed sidewalk café locations throughout the city change frequently! The Sidewalk Cafes GIS data will be updated on the last Monday of every month to include areas where recent zoning changes adopted by the City Council have changed allowed sidewalk café locations.
2. These features only indicate areas where certain cafes types should or should not be allowed according to zoning regulations. The Department of Consumer Affairs approval is always required for sidewalk cafes.
3. The ESRI version is released as a File Geodatabase that can only be used with ArcGIS version 10.1 or higher.

The Publicly Accessible Waterfront data contains information about waterfront areas accessible to the public that are either publicly owned or on private property. One shapefile contains information about publicly owned accessible waterfront areas. The second shapefile includes information about other publicly accessible waterfront areas of which most are privately-owned. A database contains additional information about those spaces in the second shapefile. All files are provided as a free download. These components complement each other and may be used together. The two shapefiles were used to create the City Waterfront Interactive Maps.

To read more about the individual data components click on the Download button.

Release............. 2014
Date of Data...... October 2014

Waterfront Access Plan

A Waterfront Access Plan is a detailed framework set forth in the Zoning Resolution, that tailors waterfront bulk regulations and public access requirements to the specific conditions of a particular waterfront. Development of individual waterfront parcels governed by the plan triggers a requirement to build and maintain public access areas in accordance with the WAP. This downloadable data is the representation of all existing WAP areas.

Note to Users:These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining WAP applicability at the tax lot level. Please refer to Section 62-90 of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

Release............. 2011.1
Date of Data..... September 2011

Coastal Boundary

The Coastal Zone Boundary defines the geographic scope of New York City's Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP). Pursuant to federal statute, the boundary encompasses all land and water of direct and significant impact on coastal waters. Federal lands and facilities are excluded from the coastal zone and consistency review in accordance with federal legislation. However, should the federal government dispose of any coastal property; it would be included in the coastal zone.

This downloadable data is the representation of New York City’s Coastal Boundary as defined by the WRP.

Note to Users:These features are provided for reference only and are not intended for determining the Coastal Boundary at the tax lot level. Please refer to the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York. Please refer to the Coastal Boundary maps adopted in 1982.

LION: A single line street base map representing the city's streets and other linear geographic features such as shorelines, surface rail lines and boardwalks, along with feature names and address ranges for each addressable street segment.

Nodes: Points that represent the locations of any combination or intersection of linear features in LION. A node occurs wherever two or more linear features cross regardless of whether a physical intersections occurs at that point.

Node Street Name Table: The Table lists the Node Id and the Street names of segments that intersect at the node. Usually a node has more than one segment that converges at the node location, therefore a Node Id will have one to many street names associated with the node.

Alternate Names Table: Some streets may have multiple street names, valid for the full length or a portion of the street. The LION file accounts for most of these cases through the use of Street Codes and Local Group Codes (LGCs) which establish the valid names for each particular segment. The Alternate Names Table (altnames) is built using all the street names that correspond to the street code and lgc values.

The ESRI version is released as a File Geodatabase that can only be used with ArcGIS version 10.1 or higher. In addition to the data, the download includes several layer files for viewing the data.

Note To Users:1. As of release 12C, the LION geodatabase no longer includes built-in Address Locator files for geocoding.
2. To symbolize Street Direction Arrows in ArcGIS 10x, Cartographic Representations can be used. Detailed steps are provided in the Read Me text file.

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

Roadbed Pointer List (RPL) The Roadbed Pointer List (RPL) is a file representing the relationships between generic and roadbed segments (or roadbed terminators – segments that represent the merging of divided roadbeds back into each other as a single roadbed or undivided street). Users can use the RPL to transfer data tied to Segment IDs of generic segments to the Segment IDs of the corresponding roadbeds (or vice versa). The file does not contain Generic IDs or Physical IDs, only Segment IDs.

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

LION Differences File (LDF) is a sequential file containing records documenting certain types of changes that have occurred between a particular release of LION and the immediately previous LION release. A new LDF ‘edition’ is ‘published’ in conjunction with each new production release of LION.

Political & Election Districts (with and without Water Area):
- New York State Assembly Districts, U.S. Congressional Districts, New York State Senate Districts, New York City Municipal Court Districts, New York City Council Districts, New York City Election Districts

Borough & Community Districts:
- Borough Boundaries (with and without Water Area), and Community Districts.

The City Owned and Leased Properties workbook is comprised of four spreadsheets – Sample Sheet with Field Definitions and Codes, COLP - City Owned and Leased Properties , Use Codes and Definitions and Agency Codes and Definitions. The City Owned and Leased Properties Spreadsheet includes geographic information as well as the type of use and agency and other related information. The Spreadsheet is updated every other year.

Data providing the location, type and capacity of public and private community facilities in New York City, including schools, parks, libraries, public safety, day care, foster care, special needs housing, and health and mental health facilities and programs. Additional data included to provide location of transportation and waste management facilities. To facilitate analysis and mapping, the data is geocoded and available as ASCII delimited text files, Microsoft Access database, ESRI ArcGIS File Geodatabase and Shapefile.

Release........... 2015

Note to Users:The ESRI version is released as a File Geodatabase that can only be used with ArcGIS version 10.1 or higher.

Geographic files of Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs) as created by the New York City Department of City Planning, using whole census tracts from the 2010 Census as building blocks. These aggregations of census tracts are subsets of New York City's 55 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). Primarily due to these constraints, NTA boundaries and their associated names may not definitively represent neighborhoods.

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

PUMAs

The 2010 NYC Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) are statistical geographic areas defined for the dissemination of Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. PUMAs have a minimum population of 100,000, are aggregated from census tracts, and approximate Community Districts (CDs), or combinations of CDs (There are 59 CDs and only 55 NYC PUMAs because of such combinations). This geography is also used for disseminating American Community Survey (ACS) estimates.

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

Hurricane Evacuation Zones

Hurricane Evacuation Zones are determined by New York City Emergency Management and represent varying threat levels of coastal flooding resulting from storm surge. Hurricane evacuation zones should not be confused with flood insurance risk zones, which are designated by FEMA and available in the form of Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).

The New York City Places point file was created as a guide to New York City’s non-neighborhood place locations that appear in “New York: A City of Neighborhoods.” These place locations include parks, cemeteries, and airports. Best estimates of label centroids were established at a 1:1,000 scale, but are ideally viewed at a 1:50,000 scale.

The New York City Neighborhood Names point file was created as a guide to New York City’s neighborhoods that appear in “New York: A City of Neighborhoods.” Best estimates of label centroids were established at a 1:1,000 scale, but are ideally viewed at a 1:50,000 scale.

The PAD (Property Address Directory) file contains additional geographic information at the tax lot level not found in the PLUTO files. This data includes alias addresses and Building Identification Numbers (BINs). It consists of two ASCII, comma delimited files: a tax lot file and an address file.

Note To Users:A new field (ZIP Code) has been added to the bobaadrx (Address) file. Please check your procedures to make sure this does not cause any problems. For earlier versions, see PAD releases on the BYTES of the BIG APPLE archive page.

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

SND™

The SND (Street Name Dictionary) file contains a set of geographic feature type names for New York City. Despite its name, the SND contains not only street names, but also a wide variety of other geographic feature names, including the names of tunnels, bridges, rail lines, shorelines, and geographic place names of various kinds. It is in ASCII fixed-field format with three different record layouts (see metadata for details).

Release............. 15BDate of Data..... April 2015

Notes:
The data and geographic base map files can be imported into a variety of commercially available spreadsheet, database and/or geographic information systems (GIS) software for computer-generated map production and analysis. The City of New York does not provide such products to the public nor does it endorse or recommend specific products. A free GIS data viewer is available from ESRI (Arc Explorer).

Disclaimer:
The BYTES of the BIG APPLE software, data and geographic base map files being provided by the Department of City Planning (DCP) on DCP’s website for informational purposes only. DCP does not warranty the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any particular purpose or use of BYTES of the BIG APPLE products, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to BYTES of the BIG APPLE products as furnished on the website.
DCP and the City are not liable for any deficiencies in the completeness, accuracy, content, or fitness for any particular purpose or use of BYTES of the BIG APPLE products, or applications utilizing BYTES of the BIG APPLE products, provided by any third party.